The General Strike (North East)
What was the impact of the General Strike on the North East of England?
In this workshop students will explore the impact of the General Strike on the North East of England using a variety of documents including interview transcripts, memoirs, newspaper articles, Home Office records and local council sub-committee meeting minutes.
The workshop is led by an experienced history educator.
Connections to the curriculum:
KS4
- AQA: Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day
KS5
- AQA: GCE History, Unit 2M: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906-1957
Contact Us
All activities must be booked in advance.
This session is delivered as a:
Workshop
at the Discovery Museum
2 hours
Online Workshop
via Zoom
1 hour (or one lesson)
Workshop
in your classroom (schools must be located within a 40-mile radius of Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
1 hour (or one lesson)